Homesickness

Children have been asked for centuries what they want to be when they grow up and the typical answers that were given included firefighters, cops, nurses, doctors or veterinarians. However, when children are asked this question they do not consider the costs of achieving their desired careers. The costs of going to college are significant, not only is college very expensive but, it also takes a toll on the students mentally and emotionally. Therefore, college students need to stay at home and go…

In the summer before seventh grade, still näive and unaware of the world around me, I arrived at a small, humble, yet well-known summer camp on the outskirts of San Antonio, with no clue that I would leave as a completely different individual with a completely different mindset. I would leave as someone who believed that things happened for a reason and that you are never alone, no matter how lonely you felt. In the six days that I spent at TBarM sports camp, I grew up and learned more about…

long walk gave myself time to think. After finishing the piece, I found it very nostalgic, even though it has only been about a month and a half since the events of my story. Recounting the walks, I did and feelings I had brought the feelings of homesickness back a bit. Additionally, I looked over the photos my mother gave me which still make me feel emotional when I look at them, hence me keeping them in my…

Home is where the family gathers for a good time. Home is where students return from school for a good cooked meal. “Home is where my heart lies and where I want to be”, my mother would often say to me when she thinks about Jamaica. How she longs to return home. Home is defined as a place where someone permanently lives. So where is your home? Is home where you currently live or is it the place where your memories always bring you back to and where your heart yearns to return? Even though a…

The film show a lot of events that have happened in Frida’s life and they were in a way recorded or expressed by her through paintings. I have seen her work before watching this film and it tells me why she paint in the first place. In the film she usually paint with its subject mostly on herself. Other times it would be a work depicting someone close like her sister, lover, Mexican traditions, or Diego Rivera. For example, in one of her early works it was a portrait of her first love named…

New France was a new world far from home. Today Canada may be a hotspot for immigration, but back in the 17th century it was far from being an ideal land to start a new life. Despite various forms of persuasion and tactics, France had an incredibly difficult time colonizing Canada for many decades primarily due to the idea of emigration and the reluctance revolving around it. The act of leaving one’s country to settle in a new or foreign one can be quite daunting. The consideration of…

announcers, Cronauer preceded them with a bundle of improvisational humour and heralding each broadcast with a loud “Good Morning Vietnam”. The DJ’s popularity rose among soldiers who hope to hear American slang and rock n’ roll records to soothe their homesickness. Cronauer’s signature slogan and brand of comedy immediately overthrows Lt. Haul (Bruno Kirby), whose own concept of humour is callow and pathetic, attempts to dethrone Cronauer’s position. Adrian Cronauer begins to adapt with the…

Living the life I live today, I could not imagine having to live off of goat milk, eggs, UN rations, or whatever I could grow along with getting brutal beatings in and outside of school. In Of Beetles and Angles by Mawi Asgedom, it tells the story of Mawi and the difficulties, hardships, and experiences that he faces in the refugee camp in Umsagata, Sudan in the early 1980's. In differeation to my life, Mawi had to experience a lot of difficulty in the camp; there were brutal beatings in and out…

difficult, university students are busy with class, homework and socializing, more so than high school” (Ritter, 2006, p. 1). The pressure of acclimating to college can trigger weight change. People sometimes eat or fail to eat in response to anxiety, homesickness, sadness, or stress (Hartsoe, 2006; Mancini, 2007). They may begin or increase the use of alcohol and drugs (Freshman Fifteen, 2007; Waehner, 2007). Such behaviors intensify the problems young people deal with on a day-to-day…

When thinking about campus resources students might need to help transition to college, one might come up with academic advisors and orientation activities. However, for international students, needs typically range from figuring out their student visa to learning about what celebrating Thanksgiving entails. In the Fall of 2015, there were 5,531 international students enrolled at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, representing 124 countries, according to enrolment facts published by the…